Sonia Kruger: 'My daughter is giving me love... and love handles'

During my pregnancy with Maggie I gained around 20 kilos. This was mostly due to my addiction to all things sweet.

Sonia Kruger and her daughter Maggie. (Image: Getty)

The fact that I was heavily pregnant through summer meant I was living on a strict diet of Paddle Pops. I wasn’t fussy - banana, chocolate, rainbow-flavoured, I just couldn’t get enough. I can actually remember eating around seven on one particular sweltering January day.

When she was born, I thought the weight would drop off. About half of it did, but the other 10 kilos hung around until I went back to work and then slowly it came off.

Let’s face it - baby food isn’t that exciting. I didn’t crave rusks or rice cereal, that’s for sure, but now she’s a toddler that weight is creeping back on.

Toddlers snack. All. The. Time. I’d love to pretend I’m the perfect mum who makes sure her go-to foods are carrot sticks and slices of apple - which she loves, by the way. But she also loves Tiny Teddies, Peppa Pig ice cream and cheesy pasta.